The 7 Summits Club group's acclimatization climb on the slopes of Cotopaxi was interrupted by bad weather

Hola from Ecuador, from the slopes of Cotopaxi Volcano (5,897 m)! Cotopaxi is one of the most beautiful active volcanoes, ranked among the top 10 most popular mountains in the world for guided climbing. Just a year and a half ago, it erupted and was closed to climbers. Now, the 7 Summits Club group is there, and it is the main destination of the expedition.

Today, our group had a day of altitude acclimatization on the Cotopaxi Glacier. We reached the mountain slopes and ascended to approximately 5,000 meters. The weather was unfavorable—wind, sleet, and the possibility of a thunderstorm—so we decided to descend earlier than expected.

A little later, the weather improved, and even the summit was open, but here, things can change every 15 minutes. Generally, the weather in Ecuador is very changeable and diverse, just like the rest of the country! It's never boring!

Guides - Alexander Dorozhukov and Victor Volodin.